UnitedHealth Wants GSK Paxil Case Back In State Court

Law360, New York (February 3, 2011, 3:59 PM EST) -- UnitedHealth Group Inc. is seeking to send its case against GlaxoSmithKline LLC over the cost of treating injuries allegedly caused by Avandia and Paxil back to state court, arguing GSK prematurely removed the putative class action to federal court.

UnitedHealth, the largest health benefits insurer in the country, filed a motion for expedited remand Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, requesting the case be moved back to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County so the insurer can conduct...